Bierman would be a solid choice, but not an Aggie.

I would think Lengyel is front runner.

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taba82 said:

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My Brother-in-law (class of '9?) served with Baxter at Pearl Harbor and spoke to him a few weeks ago about the interview. He believes he would be a good hire but since he is only a Captain doesn't believe he'll get the job.

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That is the interesting thing to me. Been a LOOOOOONG time since we've had a commandant without a star.

Edit…full time, not interim. Last O6 commandant retired in 1986.

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I know I am biased, but I would be less worried about stars and more about character and vision.

Some 'stars" seem like bureaucrats to me. Should be interesting to see how it all plays out.

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Aggie Therapist said:

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God forbid we don't hire an Aggie! Oh no!

Next you are going to tell me A&M is going to hire an Air Force Academy grad to lead our university!

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Or a Tech red raider to be the longest serving band director

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In fairness, Tim pretty much despises tech. At least he did when I was in the band.

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Same. He got his master's degree there, so he's not really a Red Raider (he went to Arkansas for his undergrad).

I was in the band from '97 - '01, when Toler was the director (a TCU grad). During Tech week, Rhea ALWAYS designed the drill, and it was the most complex and intricate drill we'd do all year. He'd also load it up with the most patriotic music he possibly could, all because the Tech band director at the time made some snide comment about the Aggie Band's music selection. And at Saturday morning drill, he'd give a speech reflecting his desire to absolutely wipe Tech off the field.

Greg Lengyel is a classmate of mine, Class of 85'. He was Wing Commander our zip year and was very redass. He was the epitome of what a sharp cadet is supposed to be. Just because he was Commandant of the AFA which he was the 2nd Aggie to hold that position, has zero to do with how he would be as the Commandant of the Corps.
Let's be clear, GRAM totally screwed up the Corps. He was a poison to not just the Corps, but to the University. He was the original DEI hire.

The current Corps is a joke. I was at the Rally to the Guidon 2 years ago and witnessed a cadet Corps that was basically a frat. There is no class destination. They are all buddies with each other. They look like crap in uniform. They have no pride in how they march, or how they behave as cadets. They are fat and out of shape. I looked at my old Aggieland and the pictures of how the Corps looked then as compared to now and it's night and day. We as seniors both contract and D&C were in shape and weren't obese. We took pride in how our uniforms looked. ESPECIALLY OUR BOOTS! There is a video of some senior from a few years ago. He was on Corps Staff and his boots were terrible. He only shined the toes.



Do yourselves a favor. Go look at how the Aggie Band looked in 1985. It's on youtube. A b.q. buddy of mine said that if you look at the "run up", when the band runs out on the field before they perform. It was crisp and precise. Now compare that to the "run up" now. It's a cluster f@ck. This is all due to lack of discipline and honestly laziness. Unfortunately, it's the norm now at TAMU.

Current cadets don't know how to properly wear the uniform. i saw several cadets with unshined boots, brass and bagged out uniforms. Several cadets were wearing their Corps Brass incorrectly. I literally asked a senior why his brass was turned 90 degrees. He acted like it was correct. It wasn't, and again that is the problem.

Greg Lengyel would be an excellent Commandant. The guy was squared away.

Aggie Therapist said:

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You were born in the USS Lexington?!

Oh wow.

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Actually I was born in Stonewall Jackson's house. It was a small hospital, now a museum.
https://lexingtonvirginia.com/directory/attractions/stonewall-jackson-house

Outlaw0206 said:

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I don't care where the next guy went to school, as long as he gets the job done.
But I bet the people saying "god forbid we don't hire an Aggie" are the same people who were complaining when the old commandant was making the Corp's more like the service academies

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Defining the job and the "how" is the hard part for a position that apparently has over a dozen "bosses".

The one thing you can guarantee is that people are going to be complaining -- no matter what.